Idaho Technology exclusively licensed from the University of Utah Research Foundation the patent for “Monitoring Amplification with FRET Probes,” covering real-time PCR amplification kits. In February, QIAGEN NV broadened its portfolio of licenses to include all of Roche’s real-time PCR patents. The company also licensed patents related to Ortho Clinical Diagnostics’ “Hot-Start” technology. Sales for […]
In 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new disclosure rules for executive compensation went into effect. These rules provide investors with a more accurate outline regarding the compensation of top executives and directors of US public companies. The most significant changes include disclosure of annual total compensation, annual change in pension value and annual, nonqualified […]
Biotools B&M Labs SA released CapitalBio’s microarray platform to the Spanish market and provided CapitalBio with its LIONPROBES real-time amplification technology, the Gelification stabilization platform and recombinant enzymes for kits and reagents for the Chinese market. Oxford Gene Technology and Integrated Genomics partnered to develop and market a Pichia pastoris gene expression oligonucleotide microarray. In […]
West Chester, PA 5/2/07—Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to sell VWR International to private equity investor Madison Dearborn Partners (see IBO 3/15/07). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. VWR is a distributor of laboratory products to research labs. VWR’s 2006 revenues rose 4% to more than $3.2 billion (see IBO 4/15/07). “Together […]
Washington, DC 5/4/07—Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) provider Starlims has filed for a US initial public offering of shares of its common stock on the NASDAQ exchange. The company plans to list 2.1 million shares at a price of $13.70–$15.50 per ordinary share for expected net proceeds of $25.9–$37.4 million. The company has been listed […]
DANI introduced the FAUST (Fast Adaptive Unit Sensing Trace of Explosives) technology for explosives detection, based on chemical sensors. Totali, DANI and Glavani introduced the detectOne security booth for the detection of explosives, radioactive hazards, weapons and biometric data. Brijot Imaging Systems launched the new-generation BIS-WDS GEN 2 object detection and people screening technology, featuring […]
Esco introduced the Swift range of thermal cyclers, including Swift Mini and Swift Maxi models and the Swift Spectrum four-channel real-time cyclers. Sigma-Aldrich launched the GenomePlex Tissue Whole Genome Amplification Kit, featuring an optimized tissue lysis and extraction procedure that eliminates the need for deparaffinization or DNA purification. Applied Biosystems introduced the AmpFLSTR MiniFiler PCR […]
CyTerra, an L-3 company, received a follow-on order from the US Army valued at more than $40 million for several thousand AN/PSS-14 mine detection systems. In March, Smiths Detection received a $19.2 million order from the US Department of Defense (DOD) for more than 4,100 handheld Improved Chemical Agent Monitor (ICAM) units for the detection […]
Horiba introduced the Vacuum Cell dry powder option and Slurry Sampler autosampler for its Partica LA-950 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer. Reichert Analytical Instruments released the Abbe Mark II manual transmission refractometer. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduced the EZ Test line of universal tabletop testers, comprising two base models. Viscotek launched the HorizonDLS microplate instrument, featuring […]
Instrument industry sales should remain stable in the next six months, according to IBO’s Spring Business Climate Survey. Twice a year IBO conducts a survey of analytical instrument companies and associated suppliers. Twenty-four executives were surveyed from companies whose combined sales exceed $5 billion. Fifty-eight percent of the instrument and laboratory product–related company executives who […]
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